works – Emily Johnston

2025

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Multimedia poem; annotating my quotidian surroundings in Ireland and Germany with a responsive soundscape produced by artist Cillian Finnerty.

Duration 2min 50sec.

Broadcast on Plastic Language with Field Notes London Radio Show, NTS Radio, UK.

Images courtesy of Premier Jet design.

2024

and the more recent ones

An experimental publishing project spanning image, text and sound, established in 2019 and produced in collaboration with artist Cillian Finnerty and designer Irene Mansoldo.

Duration 36min.

Exhibited at: Dublin Art Book Fair (2024), IE, Ormond Art Studios Zine Fair (2025), IE, SpyPress Book Fair (2025), CAN Struer Tracks -Biennale for Sound and Listening (2025), Struer, DK, Tsundoku Art Book Fair (2026), IE. Stocked in The Library Project, IE, Bureau for Listening Library, DK, Hopscotch Reading Room, DE, San Serriffe, NL, TACO Gallery, UK. Broadcast on RTM.FM (2025), UK. Read at Observe, a flea: Artist Talk with Nathan O’Donnell (2025) at The Irish Writer’s Centre, Dublin, IE. Archived in Trinity Independent Press Archive, IE. Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. With proceeds from the publications donated to Palestinian Aid. With thanks to Julie Morrissy for mentoring support.

Images courtesy of Way Bad Press, Irene Mansoldo and the artist.

2024

Listening to

Deep listening event produced collaboratively with musician Marianna Hradliková, designer Irene Mansoldo and artist Elysia Tuohy.

Duration 60min.

Exhibited at New Fears Gallery, Berlin, DE. Discussed as part of Zeitgeist:Irland ’24 Panel Discussion, Irish Embassy in Berlin, Berlin, DE. Proudly supported by Culture Ireland: Zeitgeist Irland ’24.

Images courtesy of Irene Mansoldo.

2023

Connecting the dots

Sound collage produced collaboratively with designer Irene Mansoldo for radio series Connecting the Dots.

Duration 60min.

Broadcast on Air Berlin, Air Salon, DE, Dublin Digital Radio, IE.

Images courtesy of Irene Mansoldo.

2023

small moments

Multimedia installation as part of a group exhibition Zwischenräume with artists Samira Gebhardt, Coretta Klaue, Florian Schmidt and Fabian Reetz.

2440mmx 915mm, 35mm glass slides.

Exhibited at Neuen Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Kulturhaus Häselburg e.V., Gera, DE. Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

Images courtesy of Jannis Suffrecht.

2023

coffee stained carnations

Multimedia poem utilising found materials including newspaper clippings, packaging materials and archival sources.

Duration 60min.

Published in pdf.mag, Dublin, IE. Read at pdf.mag launch in DIY space Daylight, Dublin, IE.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2022

a mobile of origins with two branches of perpetual motion

Multimedia installation including a series of standing sculptural works and an accompanying slide projection. Exhibited in two-person exhibition with artist Amy Gear and curated by Kaya Fraser.

Dimensions variable, 35mm glass slides.

Exhibited at artist-run space GENERATOR Projects, Dundee, UK. Proudly supported by Culture Ireland.

Images courtesy of Ben Douglas.

2022

Office of Interludes

Experimental publication produced collaboratively with artist Emma Battlebury and designers Irene Mansoldo and Finn Melvin Caird. A speculative research project using the conceptual space of an office as an entry point.

Dimensions 297mmx 420mm, 210mmx 297mm, 148mmx 210mm, 210mmx 215mm, 190mmx 260mm, 170mmx 230mm, 135mmx 190mm.

Exhibited at artist studios La Marie Artist Studios, Berlin, DE.

Images courtesy of Irene Mansoldo and the artist.

2022

Cathy Wilkes

Poem in response to the installation work Untitled (2019) by artist Cathy Wilkes at the 58th Venice Biennale (2019).

Published in The Paper, Good Press, Glasgow, UK.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2021

a lacuna and a pair of lines

Multimedia installation work including sculptural installation, collage and sound. Displayed in a self-initiated solo exhibition, in a site-responsive context in a commercial space.

Dimensions variable, 35mm glass slides.

Exhibited in a self-initiated, site-responsive context in a commercial space in Cabra, Dublin, IE. Proudly supported by Dun Laogharie Rathdown County Council funding. Produced with the support of a research trip to the National Museum of Ireland, Castlebar, IE.

Images courtesy of Kate Bowe O’Brien.

2021

hands

Multimedia poem presented in a moving GIF format. This text comprises my text and imagery interwoven with writing and images by visual artists and poets.

Published in Strukkturris, Cork, IE.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2021

Office of Mysterious Charm

Sculptural installation in site-responsive context. Exhibited as part of a group exhibition with artists Emma Battlebury, Isadora Epstein and Eoghan McIntyre.

Exhibited at Six Seville, Dublin, IE.

Images courtesy of Ellie Perry.

2020

Manual for Possible Future

Experimental publication produced collaboratively with artist Conor O’Sullivan. This project utilised national archiving resources to support readers in looking to the past to help solve present and future social, cultural and ecological problems in a time of global crisis. The work comprised a digital printed poster and a risograph print.

Dimensions 420mmx 594mm, 297mmx 420mm.

Exhibited at Dublin Art Book Fair(2020), Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, IE, Tulca Visual Arts Festival (2025) by poet Julie Morrissy. Produced using dúchas National Folklore and Photographic Collection.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2019

Crosstalk, [receiver click]

Experimental publication produced collaboratively with artist Emma Battlebury and soundwork made specifically for the project by musicians Hannah Crowley and Alex Tsigdinos. This project spanned collage, painting and writing presented in a booklet format and an audio work all packaged in a DVD case with customised covers.

Dimensions 184mmx 130mmx 14mm.

Duration 10min 24sec.

Exhibited at Dublin Art Book Fair (2019), Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, IE.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2019

red lemonade, red flannel

Collage work utilising close at hand materials.

Dimensions 297mmx 420mm.

Unpublished work.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2019

Ode to a carpark

Poem written in response to carpark in Dublin, IE. Exhibited in group exhibition curated by Gavin Fahy and Anthony O’Connor, in site responsive context.

Duration 1min 19sec

Exhibited in site-responsive context on D’ART – Moving Exhibition (2019), Dublin, IE.

Images courtesy of the artist.

2019

oneanother

Multimedia installation including sculptural series, collage and audio work. Displayed as part of Graduate Exhibition in a site-responsive context. With a publication work produced by designer Ciara Wade.

Dimensions variable, 420mmx 594mm.

Duration 46sec.

Exhibited at National College of Art and Design Graduate Exhibition (2019), Dublin, IE.

Images courtesy of Kate Bowe O’Brien and Garvan Corr.

2018

dancing or resting

Installation work comprised of found objects, and informed by text Dance and the Soul (1951) by Paul Valery.

Unpublished work.

Images courtesy of the artist.